Kim Tan (Lee Min Ho), who looks around indifferently, notices Eun Sang (Park Shin Hye) from the back and his heart stops. Eun Sang, who doesn’t realize that Rachel (Kim Ji Won) is near, ignores her angrily calling out for her and heads straight to the departure gate without turning back. Meanwhile, Tan is left alone and he looks to be very lonely…

Madam Han: You, who can’t even birth children..Jung Ji Sook: *slap* Should we witness how Tan, his hyung’s rival, took care of his mom?Rachel: He said that he’s been living carefree and doing well.Yoon Jae Ho: Why would a tiger leave his own cave…Kim Nam Joon: Unban your brother from exile.Tan: I came.Tan: The things you’ve worried about, hyung, won’t happen.Choi Dong Wook:Eun Sang’s mother: This is the place where we’re living.Eun Sang: Are you out of your mind?!Myung Soo: Do you live here?Myung Soo: *thinks* Did Tan move?Madan Han: Now you can’t even use your eyes?Eun Sang: I’ll go instead.Madam Han: Really? You have to do that much to repay for rent.Tan: I keep seeing something like the back of a girl..Madam Han: Don’t getup, daughter. Let’s live here together.

Tan is waiting outside the door of his house for ES. He gives her back her phone, and lightheartedly whines that he got hurt and was scolded by JS, wanting her attention. But ES just looks worried. Still, without saying anything, she tries to go in, but Tan stops her. ES pleads, “Don’t hold me and don’t block me. Don’t wait for me from now on.” She tries to go in again, but Tan turns her back. ES pleads again. She doesn’t want to be recorded on the security cam. Tan: “That darn CCTV.” HAHAHAHA! ES reminds him that he is the one who warned her about the camera. Tan yells, “What I do told you, what I warned you about…Did you ever really listen?”

ES puts her hand in his, and also brings her other hand up, cupping Tan’s, as if in a handshake. Tan realizes what she is doing at first and whispers, “Don’t do this,” but he gets louder and louder. ES tearfully responds, “We’ve come far already. Let’s not go any further.” Tan yells again, “Don’t do this,” but ES drops Tan’s hand. She leaves, saying let’s just see each other around.

DH’s mother brings out the pictures of San, alive, healthy, and well. YJ’s hands shake as she looks as the pictures, and even DH can’t shake that expression off his face.

“There’s no way I wouldn’t know that San was living,” YJ cries, still half in denial. DH’s mom says that it was all for YJ and DH, that it would’ve been impossible for YJ to raise San, that it would’ve been impossible to do anything for San with that red string (indicating YJ’s criminal record) around her ankle. She says San is growing well, but YJ doesn’t want to hear her excuses.

ES goes outside to throw out garbage. She sees Tan standing in front of the café with a dazed look and tears brimming in his eyes. She looks at him silently, feeling what he feels, as he struggles to breathe with the tears rising in his throat and his chest squeezing in pain. ES starts to cry, and tears fall on both ES and Tan’s cheeks, mirroring each other.

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So much to talk about, so little space to write it out in. Despite some really serious issues going on, they didn’t spare some of the cuteness I so love when I watch dramas. So who shined more than some others and who else is saying “I told you so?” to Tan? *raises hand slowly*